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COVID-19 (novel coronavirus)
Esther Kim & Carl T. Bergstrom via Wikimedia Commons
This page collects cases that address the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing, etc. (We're not able to catalog every single-person request for release, but are presenting the cases affecting multiple persons.)
In addition to cases, in many states there have been court orders directing releases and other COVID-19 responses. To see a catalog of these, check out the Prison Policy Initiative's list of jail/prison-related COVID-19 responses, and the spreadsheet compiled by the UCLA Law School, here.
If you know of a case NOT listed here, please email us: clearinghouse@umich.edu (We'll try to update this page in close-to-real-time.)
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The below cases represent a special subset of the full
Clearinghouse collection.
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Amezcua v. Garcia
5:20-cv-00054 (S.D. Tex.)
Filed 04/17/2020 - Case Ongoing
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Immigration and/or the Border
Disability Rights-Pub. Accom.
IM-TX-0054
Coding Complete
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COVID-19 Summary: This is a habeas petition and a complaint for injunctive relief brought on behalf of three immigration detainees confined in detention centers in Texas. The petitioners alleged that as people who were particularly vulnerable to the virus due to their age and serious medical conditions, they were exposed to a heightened risk of ... [view]
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Tamayo Espinoza v. Witte
5:20-cv-00106 (S.D. Miss.)
Filed 04/16/2020 - Closed
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Immigration and/or the Border
Disability Rights-Pub. Accom.
IM-MS-0003
Coding Complete
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COVID-19 Summary: This is a habeas action brought by seven medically vulnerable detainees in Mississippi. They sought release from detention because their underlying medical conditions made them particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, which they alleged made their detention unconstitutional. The court denied a temporary restraining order on June 3, 20 ... [view]
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Dada v. Witte
1:20-cv-00458 (W.D. La.)
Filed 04/14/2020 - Case Ongoing
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Detention facilities in Louisiana
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Immigration and/or the Border
Disability Rights-Pub. Accom.
IM-LA-0018
Coding Complete
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COVID-19 Summary: 16 medically vulnerable noncitizens in immigration detention centers in Louisiana filed this case in light of the certainty of an outbreak of COVID-19 in their detention facilities. They argued that their continued detention was a violation of the Due Process Clause and the Rehabilitation Act, and sought immediate release. The ... [view]
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Toure v. Hott
1:20-cv-00395 (E.D. Va.)
Filed 04/09/2020 - Closed
U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement
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Immigration and/or the Border
IM-VA-0008
Coding Complete
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COVID-19: This is a habeas action filed by nine immigration detainees confined in the Caroline and Farmville Detention Centers, seeking either writs of habeas corpus for each petitioner, or in the alternative, injunctive relief. The petitioners alleged that they were particularly vulnerable to the virus, either due to medical conditions or their ... [view]
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Dada v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
2:20-cv-01093 (E.D. La.)
Filed 04/01/2020 - Case Ongoing
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Detention Facilities in Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi
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Immigration and/or the Border
IM-LA-0019
Coding Complete
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COVID-19 Summary: This is an action brought by immigrant detainees particularly susceptible to a serious COVID-19 infection in Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi, alleging unconstitutional conditions of confinement and requesting release due to COVID-19. The case was dismissed on April 6 for lack of jurisdiction.
On April 1, 2020, seventeen ... [view]
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Savino v. Hodgson
1:20-cv-10617 (D. Mass.)
Filed 03/27/2020 - Case Ongoing
Bristol County House of Corrections
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Jail Conditions
Immigration and/or the Border
IM-MA-0019
Bristol County
Coding Complete
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COVID-19 Summary: A class action for emergency release by noncitizens in civil immigration detention in the Bristol County House of Corrections. Judge William Young provisionally certified five sub-classes, reviewed dozens of bail applications, and released several individuals. Then on May 12, he banned further admissions to the facility and ... [view]
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Coreas v. Bounds
8:20-cv-00780 (D. Md.)
Filed 03/24/2020 - Case Ongoing
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Immigration and/or the Border
IM-MD-0016
Coding Complete
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COVID-19 Summary: This is a habeas action filed by immigration detainees in ICE facilities in Maryland, seeking release from detention. The detainees claimed their underlying medical conditions made them particularly vulnerable to serious illness or death from COVID-19. The court granted preliminary injunctions on April 30 and May 7, ordering the ... [view]
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Williams v. Witte
4:20-cv-00304 (N.D. Ala.)
Filed 03/05/2020 - Closed 2020
Deputy Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Matthew Albence
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
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Immigration and/or the Border
IM-AL-0011
Coding Complete
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COVID-19 Summary: This is a habeas action brought by medically vulnerable detainees in the Etowah County Detention Center, seeking release due to COVID-19 and lack of protection from the virus in the facility. On May 15, the court denied entry of a TRO and a month later, the plaintiffs dismissed the case voluntarily.
The Initial Lawsuit: ... [view]
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Fraihat v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
5:19-cv-01546 (C.D. Cal.)
Filed 08/19/2019 - Case Ongoing
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Immigration and/or the Border
Disability Rights-Pub. Accom.
IM-CA-0147
Coding Complete
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COVID-19 Summary: This is a preexisting class action addressing conditions of confinement in ICE custody, particularly for noncitizen detainees with medical or mental health needs, or other disabilities. On March 24, 2020, plaintiffs sought an emergency order addressing the COVID-19 infection risks of detainees with special risk factors, or ... [view]
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